Feb 04 2020
Did your fourth great-grandfather apply for a Revolutionary War pension that was granted in 1818, only to be removed from the rolls in 1820? What happened? On March 18, 1818 (3 Stat. 410), the U. S. Congress agreed to grant pensions to Revolutionary War veterans for service from which no disabilities resulted. Officers and enlisted …
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Jan 07 2020
It’s almost time to think about making New Year’s Resolutions which usually involve fixing some fault you see in yourself. Maybe a better idea is to make New Year’s Plans – positive ideas to make your life happier and more productive. In genealogy, there are three main ways to do this: Focus, Organize, Share. Focus: …
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Dec 03 2019
The younger generations of our adult children and grandchildren are hooked on video games. Well, I’ve found a game for us, the generation of 50- Plus years, who are readers of this publication. If you were born before the summer of 1940, you will be found on the 1940 US Federal Census. Seeing yourself on …
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Nov 05 2019
It may amaze you to learn that almost all of us have Smiths or Jones or Williams ancestors. Depending on how significant they are to your family line, you may have struggled to identify them – or thrown up your hands in frustration. Here are some tips that might help clear up the confusion. 1. …
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Oct 01 2019
I’m writing this column on September 12. Yesterday almost everyone I spoke to mentioned where they were on September 11, 2001 and how they learned about the airplanes that hit the World Trade Center. Many of those people also remember exactly where they were when they heard that President Kennedy had been assassinated. Most of …
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Sep 03 2019
Ancestry.com publishes a list of ‘New Records’ on its front page and this week the news is all about Find-A-Grave (www.findagrave.com). Find-A-Grave is a free website that has been the godsend for family researchers trying to find the final resting place of ancestors long gone. Before Find-A-Grave, we depended on volunteers who canvassed cemeteries writing …
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Aug 06 2019
Have you heard about webinars? It means web conferencing or a presentation that is transmitted over the Internet. Most webinars offer the listener a way to type in questions for the presenter if it is being watched in real time. Webinars are available for viewing after the initial presentation for varying lengths of time. Many …
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Jul 02 2019
The morning news program just aired a story of an 18-year-old who helps people find their ancestors. He’s been doing it for years. He uses online databases such as Ancestry. com and FamilySearch.org as well as DNA results. He may be unusual for an 18-year-old but he is certainly not unique. Denver is rich in …
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Jun 04 2019
Your hometown is the place which holds countless happy memories of your childhood. It may be where you grew up or where you visited your grandparents, aunts and uncles. Family history researchers love to explore how their family came to live there, why they chose that place, what their occupations were, and why they continued …
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May 07 2019
Our grandchildren often ask what it was like growing up in the olden days. First, we have to define “olden days.” Was it 1980 when everyone had a color TV and MTV was blasting out music. Or was it 1955 when some people were lucky enough to have a large black-and-white TV in their living …
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Mar 05 2019
When I first got started in genealogy, I was told that county histories were not to be trusted. They were described as “brag books,” used to describe leading citizens in the county at the time the publication was printed. County histories flourished between the centennial year of 1876 and 1890 and are often four or …
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Feb 05 2019
Whether it’s a trip to Denver Public Library, the Family History Library in Salt Lake City or to the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland in Belfast, Ireland, taking a research trip is one of the most exciting parts of the genealogy experience. While the Internet has brought many records into our homes, there are …
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